Colchester Arts Centre

2016

DECEMBER

THU 1	PEDAL-POWERED CAR CHASE - AT THE OLD BUS DEPOT, QUEEN STREET	PERFORMANCE
THU 1	DREADZONE 2 tickets left	GIGS
FRI 2	FARMERS MARKET	FRUIT 'N VEG
FRI 2	THE LAUGHTER ZONE COMEDY CLUB *	COMEDY
SAT 3	MADE IN COLCHESTER CHRISTMAS FAIR	ART FAIR
SUN 4	ALEX MERRITT QUARTET FEATURING JEFF WILLIAMS	JAZZ
MON 5	BOF! + TRIO SAOZON + NO STRINGS ATTACHED + PAUL RILEY & GWENDAL MOELE *	FOLK
TUE 6	DEVILMENT + SHE MUST BURN + REZINWOLF	GIGS
WED 7	BADAC THEATRE COMPANY: THE BOX	PERFORMANCE
SAT 10	THE AMAZING ADDRIAN PRESENTS AN EDWARDIAN ENTERTAINMENT AT CHRISTMAS - RELAXED PERFORMANCE	KIDS
SAT 10	*THE BLOCKHEADS SOLD OUT**	GIGS
SUN 11	STEPHEN K AMOS: WORLD FAMOUS	COMEDY
MON 12	HARK HARK WITH COOPE, SIMPSON, FRASER & FREYA *	FOLK
TUE 13	SH!T THEATRE: SING-A-LONG-A MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL	FILM
WED 14	CLASSIC HORROR MUSIC NIGHT	TALK
THU 15	A TERRIBLE CASE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE EXCRUCIATING AFFAIR OF THE IVY HOUSE ACADEMY	THEATRE
FRI 16	BRIGID MAE POWER + POLLYPREACHER	GIGS
SAT 17	THE HOSEPIPE BAND & MARTIN NEWELL: BLACK SHUCK	GIGS
SAT 17	CHRISTMAS POETRY BASH WITH JOHN COOPER CLARKE, MARTIN NEWELL, LUKE WRIGHT & ROSS SUTHERLAND SOLD OUT	POETRY
SUN 18	THE VINYL SESSIONS - GODSPEED YOU BLACK EMPEROR!: F#A#INFINITY + SLOW RIOT FOR NEW ZERO KANADA	MUSIC
SUN 18	AUTISM ANGLIA PRESENTS NEUROFANTASTIC! *	TALK
MON 19	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS PRESENTS RAPUNZEL (DOORS 1.30PM)	XMAS KIDS
MON 19	FOLK CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY & BARN DANCE *	FOLK
TUE 20	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS PRESENTS RAPUNZEL (DOORS 10.30AM)	XMAS KIDS
TUE 20	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS PRESENTS RAPUNZEL (DOORS 1.30PM)	XMAS KIDS
WED 21	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS PRESENTS RAPUNZEL (DOORS 10.30AM)	XMAS KIDS
WED 21	GILAD ATZMON'S SPIRIT OF COLTRANE	JAZZ
THU 22	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS PRESENTS RAPUNZEL (DOORS 10.30AM) 18 tickets left	XMAS KIDS
THU 22	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS PRESENTS RAPUNZEL (DOORS 1.30PM) - WITH BSL INTERPRETATION 35 tickets left	XMAS KIDS
THU 22	GOODIEPAL & PALS + THE DEAD RAT ORCHESTRA + LEE ASHCROFT + MICK THE HIPPY'S KRAUTROCK DISCO	GIGS
FRI 23	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS PRESENTS RAPUNZEL (DOORS 10.30AM) SOLD OUT	XMAS KIDS
FRI 23	ALICE D'LUMIERE'S TREE TOPPER CABARET!	PERFORMANCE
FRI 23	A CHRISTMAS CAROL BY CANDLELIGHT SOLD OUT	XMAS STORY
SAT 24	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS PRESENTS RAPUNZEL (DOORS 10.30AM) 2 tickets left	XMAS KIDS
SAT 24	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS PRESENTS RAPUNZEL (DOORS 1.30PM) SOLD OUT	XMAS KIDS
SAT 24	A CHRISTMAS CAROL BY CANDLELIGHT SOLD OUT	XMAS STORY
TUE 27	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS PRESENTS RAPUNZEL (DOORS 10.30AM) 40 tickets left	XMAS KIDS
TUE 27	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS PRESENTS RAPUNZEL (DOORS 1.30PM) 41 tickets left	XMAS KIDS
TUE 27	*THE FABS + SHORT PEOPLE + THE JUDITH CHARMERS 24 tickets left**	GIGS
WED 28	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS PRESENTS RAPUNZEL (DOORS 10.30AM) - WITH BSL INTERPRETATION	XMAS KIDS
THU 29	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS PRESENTS RAPUNZEL (DOORS 10.30AM)	XMAS KIDS
THU 29	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS PRESENTS RAPUNZEL (DOORS 1.30PM) 1 ticket left	XMAS KIDS
FRI 30	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS PRESENTS RAPUNZEL (DOORS 10.30AM) 49 tickets left	XMAS KIDS
SAT 31	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS PRESENTS RAPUNZEL (DOORS 10.30AM) 35 tickets left	XMAS KIDS
SAT 31	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS PRESENTS RAPUNZEL (DOORS 1.30PM) - AUDIO DESCRIBED 43 tickets left	XMAS KIDS
SAT 31	NEW YEARS EVE PARTY WITH ANIMAL NOISE + TROPIC OF XHAO + GHOSTS OF MEN	GIGS

2017

JANUARY

MON 2	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS PRESENTS RAPUNZEL (DOORS 10.30AM) RELAXED PERFORMANCE	XMAS KIDS
MON 2	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS PRESENTS RAPUNZEL (DOORS 1.30PM)	XMAS KIDS
TUE 3	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS PRESENTS RAPUNZEL (DOORS 10.30AM) 50 tickets left	XMAS KIDS
SAT 7	JUMBLE SALE HOSTED BY HUNT & DARTON	JUMBLE SALE
SUN 8	CHRIS ALLARD: INVISIBLE LANDSCAPE	JAZZ
MON 9	PETE MORTON *	FOLK
WED 11	*TREVOR CORDWELL'S PIANO RECITAL - CANCELLED**	CLASSICAL
FRI 13	THE PRETTIEST STARMAN (ONE YEAR ON) SOLD OUT	GIGS
SAT 14	ON FOR 2017	GIGS
MON 16	JAMES DELARRE (MAWKIN) & SAUL ROSE (FAUSTUS) *	FOLK
WED 18	[UNIT] 2 tickets left	PERFORMANCE
THU 19	PAUL JONES & DAVE KELLY *	GIGS
FRI 20	*WHOLE LOTTA LED 49 tickets left**	GIGS
SAT 21	NICK COPE'S FAMILY CONCERT (WITH BSL SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION) SOLD OUT	KIDS
SAT 21	*JENNY ECLAIR: HOW TO BE A MIDDLE AGED WOMAN (WITHOUT GOING INSANE) SOLD OUT**	COMEDY
MON 23	JOHN DIPPER & DAVE MALKIN *	FOLK
WED 25	10TH COLCHESTER WINTER BEER FESTIVAL *	BEER
THU 26	10TH COLCHESTER WINTER BEER FESTIVAL *	BEER
FRI 27	10TH COLCHESTER WINTER BEER FESTIVAL *	BEER
SAT 28	10TH COLCHESTER WINTER BEER FESTIVAL *	BEER
MON 30	*THE CHURCHFITTERS 1 ticket left**	FOLK

FEBRUARY

WED 1	WHERE YOU'RE MEANT TO BE	FILM
THU 2	IAIN STIRLING: ONWARDS!	COMEDY
FRI 3	FARMERS MARKET	MARKET
SUN 5	TEDDY BEARS CONCERT 3 tickets left	KIDS
SUN 5	TORI FREESTONE TRIO	JAZZ
MON 6	BREABACH *	FOLK
WED 8	SYLVIA RIMAT: THIS MOMENT NOW	PERFORMANCE
THU 9	SIXTH FORM COLLEGE BATTLE OF THE BANDS *	GIGS
FRI 10	THE LAUGHTER ZONE COMEDY CLUB *	COMEDY
SAT 11	THEATRE RITES PRESENTS BEASTY BABY	KIDS
SAT 11	THEATRE RITES PRESENTS BEASTY BABY - RELAXED PERFORMANCE	KIDS
SAT 11	SHUNTED AGAIN! STEVE GRIBBIN'S REAL STORY OF THE RAILWAYS	COMEDY
SUN 12	*ARTS OLAM PRESENTS ROOM TO MOVE 1 ticket left**	KIDS
SUN 12	THOUGHT FORMS + AITHUR + BOSCH	GIGS
MON 13	FARA *	FOLK
WED 15	NICOLA HUNTER: LOST BODIES	PERFORMANCE
THU 16	ANDY ZALTZMAN: PLAN Z	COMEDY
FRI 17	ZOE LYONS: LITTLE MISFIT - POSTPONED	COMEDY
SAT 18	ULRICH SCHNAUSS (LIVE) + NAT URAZMETOVA (VISUALS) + NOTHNG.EXISTED + ((((((PALLINDROMES))))))	GIGS
MON 20	MICHAEL MCGOLDRICK, JOHN MCCUSKER & JOHN DOYLE *	FOLK
TUE 21	MATT FORDE: IT'S MY POLITICAL PARTY (AND I'LL CRY IF I WANT TO)	COMEDY
WED 22	RICHARD DEDOMENICI: THE REDUX PROJECT	PERFORMANCE
THU 23	SCHOOLS ROCK PROM 2017 *	GIGS
SAT 25	FAIRYLAND TRUST PRESENTS ANIMAL SHIELD WORKSHOPS (DOORS 10.30AM)	KIDS
SAT 25	FAIRYLAND TRUST PRESENTS ANIMAL SHIELD WORKSHOPS (DOORS 12PM)	KIDS
SAT 25	FAIRYLAND TRUST PRESENTS ANIMAL SHIELD WORKSHOPS (DOORS 1.30PM)	KIDS
SAT 25	GRUMBLING FUR + RADIO ORWELL + UP	GIGS
SUN 26	ALASDAIR ROBERTS TRIO + SOUND OF YELL	FOLK
MON 27	MARTIN CARTHY & JOHN KIRKPATRICK *	FOLK
TUE 28	JUSTIN MOORHOUSE: PEOPLE & FEELINGS	COMEDY

MARCH

WED 1	ACCESS ALL AREAS: THE MISFIT ANALYSIS	PERFORMANCE
FRI 3	FARMERS MARKET	MARKET
FRI 3	THE LAUGHTER ZONE COMEDY CLUB *	COMEDY
SAT 4	*RICHARD HERRING: THE BEST SOLD OUT**	COMEDY
SUN 5	GEORGIA MANCIO'S QUADRO	JAZZ
MON 6	MAWKIN *	FOLK
TUE 7	MACGILLIVRAY + LAURA CANNELL + HARPOON GROUP	GIGS
WED 8	TURNING WORLDS DANCE COMPANY: SEMAPHORE#SELFIES	PERFORMANCE
THU 9	IDLES + RAD PITT + ABODE	GIGS
FRI 10	*THE BEAT FEATURING RANKING ROGER SOLD OUT**	GIGS
SAT 11	FAMILY FOLK SHOW WITH MEGSON	KIDS
SAT 11	CAMILLE OSULLIVAN: THE CARNY DREAM *	GIGS
SUN 12	ANTONIO FORCIONE & SARAH JANE MORRIS	JAZZ
MON 13	LEVERET *	FOLK
TUE 14	*SEANN WALSH: ONE FOR THE ROAD 11 tickets left**	COMEDY
WED 15	NATASHA DAVIS: FIFTY ROOMS	PERFORMANCE
THU 16	*PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT: THE SUBSTANCE TOUR SOLD OUT**	GIGS
SAT 18	AN EVENING WITH THE ARCHERS ACTRESS SUNNY ORMONDE (THE OUTRAGEOUS LILIAN BELLAMY!)	TALK
MON 20	THE RHEINGANS SISTERS *	FOLK
WED 22	THIRD ANGEL: PARTUS	PERFORMANCE
THU 23	THEATRE AT BREAKFAST TIME! THIRD ANGEL: PARTUS	PERFORMANCE
FRI 24	SARA PASCOE: ANIMAL SOLD OUT	COMEDY
SAT 25	LYNGO THEATRE PRESENTS "EGG AND SPOON" 10:50AM	KIDS
SAT 25	LYNGO THEATRE PRESENTS "EGG AND SPOON" 12:35PM	KIDS
SAT 25	LYNGO THEATRE PRESENTS "EGG AND SPOON" 2:20PM	KIDS
SAT 25	UNDISCOVERED LIVE MUSIC CONTEST: THE FINAL *	GIGS
SUN 26	THE VINYL SESSIONS - BEASTIE BOYS: ILL COMMUNICATION	MUSIC
SUN 26	PAUL CLIPSON WITH SHINYA SUGIMOTO & JEREMY YOUNG PRESENT TOTAL FICTION (2017) + NATHANIEL MANN	GIGS
MON 27	CLIVE CARROLL *	FOLK
WED 29	SCOTTEE: BRAVADO	PERFORMANCE
THU 30	SPACE + WARM WINTERS + SURGE	GIGS
FRI 31	ESSEX BOOK FESTIVAL: THE FINAL FLING *	VARIETY

APRIL

SAT 1	VARIETY NIGHT 2 tickets left	VARIETY
SUN 2	ALISON RAYNER QUINTET	JAZZ
MON 3	RAG MAMA RAG *	FOLK
WED 5	GREG WOHEAD: CELEBRATION, FLORIDA + LUCY HUTSON: BI-CURIOUS GEORGE AND OTHER SIDE KICKS	PERFORMANCE
THU 6	ROB ROUSE: ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY?	COMEDY
FRI 7	FARMERS MARKET	MARKET
FRI 7	THE LAUGHTER ZONE COMEDY CLUB *	COMEDY
SAT 8	DAVID BOWIE - ALL GOLDEN YEARS *	GIGS
SUN 9	COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR A *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 9	FREE DJEMBE DRUMMING WORKSHOPS ALL DAY	WORKSHOP
SUN 9	FIN TAYLOR + MAT EWINS - POSTPONED	COMEDY
MON 10	MAIREARAD GREEN & ANNA MASSIE *	FOLK
TUE 11	STEVE IGNORANT'S SLICE OF LIFE + PET NEEDS	GIGS
WED 12	NIGEL BARRETT & LOUISE MARI: MARGATE/DREAMLAND	PERFORMANCE
THU 13	DR PHIL HAMMOND: DR PHIL'S HEALTH REVOLUTION 17 tickets left	COMEDY
FRI 14	SUPERGLU + ORDINARY NOISE + GAFFA TAPE SANDY	GIGS
SAT 15	PAPER BALLOON PRESENTS THE BOY AND THE MERMAID	KIDS
SAT 15	PAPER BALLOON PRESENTS THE BOY AND THE MERMAID - RELAXED PERFORMANCE WITH BSL INTERPRETATION	KIDS
SAT 15	ROVING CROWS	GIGS
SUN 16	JOSIENNE CLARKE & BEN WALKER + MATT BUCKLE	GIGS
TUE 18	TRANS AM + MOTHER SKY + NOTHING.EXISTED	GIGS
WED 19	TIM BROMAGE	PERFORMANCE
THU 20	ZOE LYONS: LITTLE MISFIT	COMEDY
FRI 21	BANG SAID THE GUN	POETRY
SUN 23	THE VINYL SESSIONS - TELEVISION: MARQUEE MOON	MUSIC
SUN 23	COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH HIGH STEWARD SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR B *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 23	KIRI PRITCHARD-MCLEAN	COMEDY
MON 24	MOORE, MOSS & RUTTER *	FOLK
TUE 25	HAYSEED DIXIE + DATCHA MANDALA *	GIGS
WED 26	CATHERINE HOFFMANN: FREE LUNCH WITH THE STENCHWENCH	PERFORMANCE
THU 27	TONY LAW: A LAW UNTO HIS-ELF WHAT WELCOME	COMEDY
FRI 28	*AN EVENING WITH IAN MCCULLOCH 25 tickets left**	GIGS
SAT 29	COMEDY CLUB 4 KIDS (WITH BSL SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION) SOLD OUT	KIDS
SAT 29	*THE FLOYD EFFECT: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON & BEYOND 2 tickets left**	GIGS

MAY

TUE 2	*LANCE CORPORAL RICHARD JONES SOLD OUT**	MAGIC
WED 3	PETER MCMASTER: 27	PERFORMANCE
THU 4	ILLUMINATING ALICE	THEATRE
FRI 5	FARMERS MARKET PLUS	MARKET
FRI 5	THE LAUGHTER ZONE COMEDY CLUB *	COMEDY
SAT 6	COMMITTED TO THE BLUES BROTHERS *	GIGS
SUN 7	COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR A *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 7	PARTIKEL	JAZZ
MON 8	*JON BODEN 23 tickets left**	FOLK
WED 10	STEFANIE MUELLER: PRELUDE TO A COAT	PERFORMANCE
THU 11	THEATRE AT BREAKFAST TIME! STEFANIE MUELLER: PRELUDE TO A COAT	PERFORMANCE
THU 11	ANNA & ELIZABETH + EAST CREEK UNION	FOLK
FRI 12	CLASSIC HORROR NIGHTS! DRACULA AD 1972	FILM
SAT 13	THREE HALF PINTS PRESENTS THE THREE MUSKETEERS	KIDS
SAT 13	THREE HALF PINTS PRESENTS THE THREE MUSKETEERS (RELAXED PERFORMANCE)	KIDS
SAT 13	*THE SWING SPECTACULAR 31 tickets left**	SWING
MON 15	BENJI KIRKPATRICK (EX BELLOWHEAD) *	FOLK
TUE 16	*BRIAN CONLEY: THE GREATEST ENTERTAINER (IN HIS PRICE RANGE) 8 tickets left**	COMEDY
WED 17	OLD TRUNK: FRAN & LENI	PERFORMANCE
THU 18	VEIN	JAZZ
FRI 19	JOHN CALLAGHAN + USOL + JOTNARR + THE ABOMINABLE MR TINKLER + DJGRAM	GIGS
SAT 20	CKY SOLD OUT	GIGS
SUN 21	COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR B *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 21	THE VINYL SESSIONS - MILES DAVIS: KIND OF BLUE	MUSIC
SUN 21	CARA DILLON *	FOLK
MON 22	EMILY SMITH & JAMIE MCCLENNAN *	FOLK
WED 24	FRANCESCA BEARD: HOW TO SURVIVE A POST-TRUTH APOCALYPSE	PERFORMANCE
FRI 26	CUT HANDS + POSSESSION TRANCE + THE FEZ!	GIGS
SAT 27	SEA LEGS PUPPET THEATRE PRESENTS THE MUSICIANS OF BREMEN	KIDS
SAT 27	SEA LEGS PUPPET THEATRE PRESENTS THE MUSICIANS OF BREMEN (RELAXED PERFORMANCE WITH BSL)	KIDS
SUN 28	THE WARM & TOASTY CLUB... GOES COAST TO COAST	GIGS
SUN 28	AYESHA HAZARIKA: THE STATE OF THE NATION	COMEDY
TUE 30	32ND COLCHESTER REAL ALE & CIDER FESTIVAL *	BEER
WED 31	32ND COLCHESTER REAL ALE & CIDER FESTIVAL *	BEER

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